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ferior kinds of salmon, and not the Chi
nook proper.
Again. it is doubtful if the fish pat out
al the Clackamas hatchery ever reach the
ocean. The salmon, left TO follow the
dictates of its wise instincts. ascends the
river as far as possible and deposits its
spawn IN gravelly beds, in which gravel
the young fish can hide from their many
foes while vending their way to the sea.
The Young salmon hatched on the Clacka-
mas, on the contrary, will soon find them
selves in the Willamette river, with a
sandy instead of a graveliy bed, and
without hiding places will become prey
TO the vast hOrdes of scavenger fish which
infect its waters, and therefore have
scarcely a living chance to reach the
ocean.
If am permitted, would sugees: that
the most suitable place for a hatchery
would be on some small, clear stream
which puts into the lower Columbia,
where dam could be made in which the
choicest Chinook caught during each
month of spring and early summer could
be turned, and from which; when ripe,
the spawn could be secured and hatched,
and at the proper period transported to
and turned loose in the upper waters of
the Columbia. / trust you will also Join
me in protesting to Commissioner Goode
against getting eny supply OF salmon
eggs for the Columbia river from the
station on the McCioud river, California.
The Columbia is the home of the Chinook
salmon, and il alone. of all varieties,
should be propagated in its waters. The
people of Oregon and Washington terri
tory are all interested In such propaga-
tion, and as the hatchery provided by the
wisdom of the Almighty is far superior
to any that can be established, either by
the state or the Federal fish commission,
IL would be proper that congress should
provide 10y Law that the canneries on
either shore of the interstate Columbia
shall not take salmon from slch river
until the lst of June, which will allow
the royal Chinook to ascend its waters
when its tributaries are swollen with the
spring freshets, thus enabling them to
reach those haunts for spawning, to-
wards which q wise providence has di-
rected their instincts, and that they shall
close operation 10y the 1st of October,
thus preventing them from canning dog
salmon, as some of them have shameless
ly been doing this season, fish totally
unfit for food, aud and the canning OF
which should be prevented by law.
Congress ought also to prohibit by law
the erection of fish traps on either shore
of the Columbia, thus preventing any uu-
desirable change or obstruction in Its
channel, and also ought to prohibit, al
ali seasons, the operation of the numer-
Gus fish wheels. Very respectfully,
SYLVESTER PESEoFER.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-11-24

WHEN the Montana Central rail
road, which connects with the Mani
toba at Great Falls, 100 miles from
Helena, NJ. T., was ready for the rails
application was made to the Northern
Pacific for a rate on rails. Thirty-fvt
dollars per ton was the tariff asked
An offer of $40 was made, but refused
Then president Hill said he would
build the Manitoba and ship his OWL
rails. This he has done. The road II
completed. The Northern Pacific has
q rival it had not counted on and II
has lost 100000 in freights it could
have put in its Golfers.
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THE Thanksgiving proclamation OF
Governor Lounsbury of Connecticut
is one of the most remarkable produc-
tions of its kind on record. 1t opens
as follows: There is now no special
reason for thanks more than that
which has marked the years that are
gone; but of all of Heavens gifts to
men, life's common blessings are al
ways the sweetest and the best, and
so in accordance with custom that
is hallowed by all the ties that bind
us to the past and which reaches on
to the future in universal expectation,
I hereby appoint" etc.
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SPECIAL AUCTION |!
Extensive and Valuable
Real Estate Sale ]
Thursday, Dec. lst.--2 P. NJ.
At Holden's Auction Rooms.

Instructed by Mr. W b. Adaif, attorney In
fact for John Adair. Sr, and Mary Ann
Adair. his wife. will offer az public auction
the following described lots In Upper As
toria Eight lots in block 8 lots 3. !, and
IN block y all la block 81 all IN block 56 /;
all In block IS I; lots I. 2. 3 and i'm block 96 /;
all In block 9s A favorable opportunity for
profitable Investment on so large scale has
never before presented Itself I'm this city.
Many OF th sc eligible lots are contiguous TO
improved property. Each lot is 15xl50 feet
aud each block 3v0 feet square equivalent TO
10 building lots IS feet square In zach block.
Property In Adair's Astoria is steadily ap-
preciaIing In va ue; $3.50 has recently been
ofered Tor piece OF warer frontage offered
for safe a year ago tor 81 500. New stores
and residences are constantly going up In
Upper Astoria. and the street railroad. soon
TO be In operation. will stimulate business.
The advent OF the iron horse on steel track
standard gua9e railway was never ne Arer to
Astoria than at the present time, and when
that comes there is no telling what this
property may be worth. NON Is THE
lime To INVEST
Awarranty deed free from al incumbranee
10 every lot.
For any further particulars apply to
&c. HOLDEN, Auctioneer.
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The scarcity of water in western
Ohio and eastern Indiana is becoming
a serious matter. Very many mills
have had to stop; cattle are actually
suffering for drink, village wells are
dry and typhoid and other fevers are
appearing.
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ASTORIA, OREGON:

The valuation of fish imported at
all the ports in the United States
from January / to October 1, 1887,
duty free. was s1,O59, ,29O; 1886, $780,
555.
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The end of the Montana Central
is to Helena, and trains are running
to the capital from St Paul over that
road and the Manitoba. The COM
pletion of the road gives Helena an
other through line to the east, and
the event has been celebrated by a
popular demonstration.
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RRIED.

I'm Astoria, at the residence of Chas.
Wright. November %, 1887, by Rev. L.
w. Garner, LII. ID, F.. A. COe 10 Miss
L. Z. GanSner.
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ROHN.

In Astoria, Nov. I'D. 1887, to the wife
of Gus. Sandy, son.
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stating that her mistress would be in
shortly. During the brief interval that
he had to himself he discovered
that this was the very room in
which he had last seen Harriet 1t
seemed to him as though
the occurrences of the past ten years
had been a dream or horrible night
mare, and that this was the Weakening.
Every thing was just as he had last
seen it; even Mr. Lanes portrait hung
in its accustomed place. Further mus
ings were interrupted by the entrance
of the lady of the house. He turned
about Was it vision!
Harriet involuntarily escaped his
lips.
Miss De Bar shrank back while hei
face assumed an ashen hue. Mr..
johnson was in a like predicament, and
for few moments there was painful
silence that seemed to both an age
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THE USE OF Looms.
Playful Creatures That Make Magnificent
Sport for City ShOOtists.


The crazy scream of the loon are
heard again through the silent watches
of the night and at early morn. Seven
were seen sporting themselves in
Pigeon Lake the other morning. 1t
will be good thing if they become
numerous around here, as they will
make magnificent sport for the inno-
cent shootists who come in the summer
with their kits. If there is anything
that will tickle loon half to death il
is to get pair of breach-loading.
nickel-mounted, double and twist,
brown canvas, copper-riveted through
out, city sportsman after him. He will
stand on his head and kick at the
clouds with delight. He will
sit on the water like an old
fashioned three decker, with his off
eye shut and his beak on the
grin. till the city chaps thinks that if
he can't blow that galoot clean out of
the water at the first pop it would be
useless his shooting at barn. Then
he draws up, holds his breath, shuts
his eyes, and pops. So likewise does
the loon, and while the sport is con-
fusedly looking for the pieces, the loon
comes up within four feet and half of
The boat and laughs-a wild lunatic
laugh, that would put unholy thoughts
into the very best church deacon that
ever lived. Then the rowing and
shooting commences, and if the loon
does not take at least five hours hilari-
Gus fun out of them, why he must be
young one and not feeling extra well.
Yes, looms should be encouraged
B0bcanaeOn Ildependent.
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HISTORY OF SCULPTURE.
Some Points Not Contained in the Ordt-
nary Reference Books.

sumo IOlHtS INOb III bhO
nary Reference Books.
When we gaze upon beautiful
piece of statuary, it is interesting to
recall the fact that it was through
gradual and successive steps that per-
lection in sculpture was attained.
The earliest statuary was of the
rudest form, being little more than
quadrangular blocks of stone to repre-
sent heather deities, and seeing ono
set up by the roadside one must have
been puzzled to decide whether it was
Mercury or milestone. One day 1t
occurred to some stone-cutter who was
engaged in cutting out god, to put q
head on him, and that was the Begin
ming of busts. Busts in return have
put head on many a man who in-
dulged in them.
In the decoration of heather temples
hands were added to the statue, and
that sculptor was the most successful
in the game who could deal the best
hand. Feet followed, as matter of
course, for statuary, like poetry,
enjoy a very long run without feet.
1t was Phidius, of Athens, who in
augurated the true ideal style of Greek
art. He wrought the statue of Minerva
for the Parthenon in ivory and gold.
This occurred during the reign of
Pericles, who, being born tired, was
called Prince of Tyre.
The perfection of Greek art is attri-
puted to the fact that her sculptors
made nature, in her best and happiest
moods, their model. They never miss
ed circus, where they found well-knit
joints among the leapers and riders,
and massive shoulders and thick mus
Giles on the cannon ball man; and John
L. Sullivan never gave an exhibition
there that they were not to be found
close to the ropes.
Greek sculptors formed the head,
hands and feet of different stones, fire.
quently, while wood and metal were
employed for the draperies and Access
series. They also painted their statues,
which was humane thing to do, as
they were frequently left outdoors dur
ing an inclement winter, and in the
absence of other garments coat Of
paint was some protection.
Among the most noted works in an
cient statuary was the Colossus of
Rhodes, one of the seven wonders of
the world. 1t stood $50 feet high, and
held lamp in its hand, which was
lighted at night. BY its illumination a
sailor on an incoming vessel could
: "tell Aunt Rhody" as far as he could
) see it.-TeraS SittingS.
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we will now proceed with the thread of

we will now proceed with the thread of
our narrative.
"Come, young Teller, make yourself
sociable, for if there's one thing more
nor another we do pride ourselves on
in Oreton, it. bein' sociable," contin-
ued Big Bill.
mo, thanks, gentlemen, I am not
thirsty and don't care to drink, so
please do not consider me impolite if l
refuse. have severe headache after
my hard days travel in coming here,
and must retire. Good evening, gen.
tlemen," and with this he left them.
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SONG OF THE REJECTED.

will no longer sue my Sue,
My suit is spurned and oft denied,
The same slim prude is lovely Prue,
And Mollie is unmolli6ed.
Della no more with me will deal
Although she holds my heart in snare,
can not make Ophelia feel
The darts that she has planted there.
Mable I'm able to be free
From you, no more l am your slave,
And Grace, unless you smile ON me,
shall go graceless to the grave.
My Flora's heart will not o'erflow
TO my half-crazed appeals at all;
And Minnie's most emphatic mo"
1t strikes me like mimic ball.
And although Dora adore.
Yet she for me will never care;
Though Cora pierced my bosom's core,
She will not heed my supphant prayer.
And Maud is modest when I'm near,
My presence she can not abide;
And in regard to Clara dear,
My mind is still unclarifed
And Winnie can never win.
And Carries heart won't carry me;
And Mary, though with constant din
lplead, will never marry me.
s. W. FOSs, IN Detroit Free Press
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miss De Bar" he stammercd out
after regaining his composure somer
what, II must beg to be excused for
my seeming rudeness, but assure you
it was entirely unavoidable. Your APP
pearance for the moment reminded me
so much of one who was ut one time
dearer to me than all else on earth. "
"Your apology is timely and entirely
satisfactory, Mr.. johnson, and am
sorry that any thing in my appearance
should cause YOU pain"
"Miss De Bar, we have known each
other for some time, and now wish to
ass you a question which l am afraid
will make me appear impertinent. "
"Any information l can impart shall
be most cheeIfully given"
well, then, it may be necessary for
me to explain in brief manner first
why | seek to know this. Years ago q
very dear lady friend of mine occupied
this house, and the last time / saw her
was in this very room, standing just
where you were when l turned about,
and naturally my curiosity was
aroused. You reminded me very much
of the lady, and can probably explain
the strange resemblance. "
Il am afraid that l can not. My
father formerly lived here, but for vari-
Gus reasons moved away to distant
city. On his death / thought | could
never be happy unless l returned to
my old home"
"a strange coincidence, indeed" he
muttercd inaudibly.
81 have arranged everything just as
it used to be" she went on, land have
placed fathers picture in its accus-
toned place See, this is my father"
pointing to Mr.. Lanes portrait.
"Then you are-surely you can not
no, no. / am mad to think so. But
explain. ! knew Mr.. Lane" As he
mentioned the name she paled once
more.
you knew father?"
"Father-Lane! there can be no
doubt now. Then you are Harriet
LaneP" he added, excitedly.
Yes"
Harriet, do you not recognize me.
Your GeraldP"
my God, can this be trueP No,
fear tbs but dream
"No, Harriet, tbs the waking to a
cruel reality that has cost us both
dearly. Now look at me. Can you
not see 1 am your Gerald?"
Eyes, yes and she fell sobbing in
his arms. "But how comes it you are
called JohnsonP"
And you DeBar?"
Thereafter already knows of Gerald
trials, and q few words will serve tc
make clear every thing. Mr.. Lane
learning that Gerald was seeking fol
them, assumed his mothers nader
name, DeBar, and after his dealt
Harriet was obliged to keep it up fo
the reason that every body addressed
her as such.
ITO think" she said, "that we hal
met six months ago and did nc! know
each other"
Eyes, my darling, but love has LITE,
from before our eyes the vail and ever
thing is now clear"
, The mystery of the seal was solved
t 1t seems sacrilegious to intrude o
, this holy scene longer. Let us hope
D that after so many trials and tribula
tons, their pathway through life ma
t be strewn with roses, and that Heaven
: choicest blessings be showered upo
4 them. JOHN M. SCHOENEMAN.
"A fifth wheel, for use on ligl
n ! vebirles. has bepn invented b,- n Ka,
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Why She Wants to Marry.

Constance is very young, but she is
also better worth quoting than most
grown people. Her envy was some
what aroused by the fact that a we'd
ding was about to take place in the
family of her little playmate, and that
the playmate thereby had the advan-
tage of her; so she remarked, very
complaCently, to her little friends
mamma:
MRS. -, did you know that 1 was
engaged to be married."
"Why, no, COMFY; is that SOP"
eyes, ma'am; I'm engaged to Fritz
Ward" (small boy of her acquaint-
ance). "He doesn't know it, but I've
got to explain it to him"
"Well, COMFY, do you expect to be
married soon?"
"Well, [ hope so. The fact is, I'm
tired of being spanked, and think we'll
be married very soon. "-HGrperS' Mag
szine.
Quit wishing and go to work, and
| ,,,,, ,,,;11 coon bovo Ices 70 tvicb fOt. ond
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"A fifth wheel, for use or ligh'
vehicles, has been invented by Keo
kuk Ia.l man.
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Quit wishing and go to work, and
you will soon have less to wish for and
more to enjoy. -Pomeroy's Democrat. .
, 1887-12-24
OFF THE TRACK.
Narrow Escape From Death of
$50 People.
The Governor of Arizona Par
dOns a Life Prisoner.
HeinOus Crime of An Employ.
ment Agent.
Remarkable Escape.

CHICAGO, Dec. 23.-Probably the worst
shaking up ever given a trainload of pas
sengers without killing a single person
outright, occurred to $50 people coming
to Chicago on the Minnesota & North
western road this morning. Near Ger
man Valley the rails had spread, and
when the train struck the spot, travelling
at a good rate Of speed, every one of the
seven cars left the track. Fully forty
passengers were injured, five of them
seriously and two perhaps fatally.
The light list Of casualties is regarded
as remarkable in view of the fact that the
coaches were badly damaged. 1t is a
matter of wonder at least that none of
them caught fire.
Another remarkable feature is that the
wreck happened just after the train had
passed a long bridge ten feet high. Had
it occurred a moment sooner it would have
made n catastrophe of fearful fatality.
The most painful injuries of many were
inflicted by broken glass.
1t is stated hat some of the passengers
made their way after the accident to Mel
ton station and endeavored to send mess
ages to their friends and relatives, but the
operator fatty refused to send them. Not
.withstanding that the accident occurred
before 10 a. m, it was five hours after
ward before medical assistance arrived,
the doctors car being brought up on the
regular daily express.
, 1887-12-24
Refused the

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 23.-Counscl for
Coke Bros. 4 Co. to day asked judicial
interference in the coal miners strike I'M
der a petition presented in the United
States circuit court. The specific instance
made is that complainant had a contract
with the Reading Coal and Iron company
for a large amount of coal deliverable free
at Elizabethport. Compliments wished
it loaded on one of their large bargcs, but
the Reading company is unable to do so,
offering instead to deliver it In a Reading
boat with charge for freight.
Petitioners allege that the refusal to
load is to an illegal conspiracy between
certain Reading employees and the strik-
ing Luzerne county miners and is done to
hinder the petitioners business because
they have refused to accede to the strik-
ing miners demand. The order was
asked for the loading of the coal upon
the grounds that petitioners need prompt
relief before their barge is boycotted away
from Elizabethport. Judge Butler re.
fused the request. He said the property
of the Reading company will within two
days pass u of the hands of a receiver
and also that the petitioners have a rem
edy in a suit at law for any damages
they may sustain at the hands of the re-
cciyers.
, 1887-12-24
A of Soap.

A curious discovery has recently been
made by people living in the vicinity of
what is known here as Pine ridge. This
ridge is the last one out that is covered
with timber, east of the vast plains and
plateaus lying between the Black hills
and the Big Horn mountains. This dis
covcry is nothing more or less than a long
range Of hills OF pure soap, or an article
that looks like soap and answers all the
purposes of soap. 1t is yellowish in color
and about the same degree Of solidity and
can be easily taken out in any desired size.
The people near to the find have been
using it for general purposes for some
little time. A lew days ago a specimen
chunk was brought to the Sundancc hotel
and tested by every boardcr there and it
was found to differ not materially from
the article purchased at the stores. 1t
makes fine suds and removes grease or
other substances from the hands and
clothing equal to the genuine article. An
analysis will be made and the finders are
confident there are millions in it,
, 1887-12-24
S%ufferings at Sea.

New YORK, Dec. 23.-The story of the
loss of the American clipper ship Alfred
Watts has Just been told by Oscar Linn
and Henry Magnus, sole survivors of a
crew of twenty-eight. The Watts, under
command of Capt. f. H. johnson, left
Philadelphia Oct. s with a full cargo of
oil for Japan. On Oct. 10 a hurricane
struck the vessel. 1t ragged for hours,
sweeping the decks clean and tearing the
yards from the masts. About noon a huge
sea boarded the vessel and Capt. johnson
and twenty-six of the crew were carried
away and drowned. The two surviving
sailors chung to the broken fixtures on the
main deck. The main mast snapped off
close to the deck and the other masts fol-
lowed. The ship then began to Fl. and
soon the decks were flush with the water.
The men managed to get some brine
soaked provisions and water from the
tanks, and on Nov. 80, thirty-two days
after, the bark Lizzie Perry of Yarmouth
took the two survivors off the water
logged ship in an exhausted condition.
The Perry was wrecked a few days later
on a reefsouth of Barbados, but all were
saved by an English steamer. Among
those lost on the Watts was A. b Oak
ford of Philadelphia, q passenger.
, 1887-12-24

The edition for 1883 of the sterling
Medical Annual known as Hostctter's Al
manac, is now ready, and may be obtained,
free of cost, of druggists and general coun-
try dealers in all parts Of the United
States, Mexico, and indeed in every civil
zcd portion of the Western Hemisphere.
This Almanac has been issued regularly
at the commencement of every year for
over one fourth Of a century. 1t com
bines, with the soundest practical advice
for the preservation and restoration Of
health, a large amount of interesting and
amusing light reading, and the calender,
astronomical calculations, chronological
items, etc, are prepared with great care,
and will be found entirely accurate. The
issue OF Hostetter's Almanac for 1888 will
probably be the largest edition of a medi-
cal work ever published in any country.
The proprictors, Messrs. Ilostettcr & Co.,
Piltsburg, Pa on receipt of n two cent
stamp, will forward a copy by maj to any
person who cannot procure one i'll his
neighborhood.
, 1887-12-24
The Plan of Reduction.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-Congressman
Townshend of Illinois speaking of the
administration tariff bill, says: "The gen
eral outline of the bill, on which we ex-
pect harmonious action in the entire
party, is a total reduction of about $780,
0n0, 900. OF this amount about $50, 000,-
600 will be taken from the tax on tobacco
and the balance from the tax list. There
could be a further reduction in the inter
nal ven receipts, by taking off the tax
on alcohol used in the arts and on fruit
brandy, but | think l speak the views of
the majority on our side when ] say that
they will not be included. We are max
ing enough compromise when we give up
the tobacco tax, and we propose to make
the other side advance its share of the
compromise from the tariff. We can
make the further necessary reductions of
$50, 900, 900 by placing salt, coal, iron,
ore, wool and a few other articles on the
free list, reducing the duties on sugar one
half. and cutting the duties on a few other
articles"